Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
November 2025 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 2025
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2025State two general measures a performer can take to reduce their risk of injury.
- 2nd November 2025Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 3rd November 2025Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
- 4th November 2025Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
- 5th November 2025Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 6th November 2025Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
- 7th November 2025Define anaerobic exercise.
- 8th November 2025What is basal metabolic rate?
- 9th November 2025A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
- 10th November 2025Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
- 11th November 2025Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
- 12th November 2025State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
- 13th November 2025Name the three components of the golden triangle.
- 14th November 2025Give one example of a fine skill in sport.
- 15th November 2025A cricketer smashes his bat against the boundary boards after being given out. Is this direct or indirect aggression?
- 16th November 2025Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
- 17th November 2025Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
- 18th November 2025True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
- 19th November 2025Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
- 20th November 2025Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
- 21st November 2025Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
- 22nd November 2025Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
- 23rd November 2025Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
- 24th November 2025How has social media changed the relationship between spectators and performers?
- 25th November 2025Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 26th November 2025Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 27th November 2025Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
- 28th November 2025Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
- 29th November 2025Explain why weight-bearing exercise helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
- 30th November 2025Is it common for a performer to be a pure example of just one somatotype? Explain your answer.